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APSC Answer Writing (Daily) based on Assam Tribune – 17/04/2026

For APSC CCE and other Assam Competitive examinations aspirants, practicing Daily Answer Writing is vital. This blog covers the most important Main question and its model Answer from the Assam Tribune today (17-04-2026).

📝 GS Mains Model Question

Q. “Non-traditional security threats are increasingly shaping national and global security frameworks.”
Discuss with reference to recent developments.

✍️ Model Answer

🔹 Introduction

The concept of security has expanded beyond traditional military threats to include non-traditional challenges such as humanitarian crises, climate change, and transnational crimes. Recent global developments reflect how these threats are reshaping security paradigms.

🔹 Understanding Non-Traditional Security

Refers to threats that:
- Are non-military in nature
- Affect human survival and well-being
Includes:
- Climate change
- Human trafficking
- Food insecurity
- Health crises

🔹 Key Contemporary Examples

1. Humanitarian Crisis (Sudan Conflict)

Civil war leading to:
- Famine
- Mass displacement
Demonstrates:
- Link between conflict and human security

2. Human Trafficking (West Africa)

Organized transnational crime
Exploits:
- Poverty and instability
Impacts:
- Human rights and internal security

3. Climate Variability (Erratic Rainfall in India)

Disrupts:
- Agriculture and food systems
Leads to:
- Farmer distress
- Food insecurity

4. Technological Threats (Missile Developments)

Though traditional, linked with:
- Strategic instability
Combined with:
- Cyber and hybrid threats

🔹 Implications for Security Framework

A. Shift to Human Security

Focus on:
- Individuals rather than states

B. Interconnected Threats

Climate → Food → Conflict

C. Global Nature

Requires international cooperation

🔹 Challenges

Lack of coordination among countries
Weak institutional capacity
Resource constraints
Policy gaps

🔹 Way Forward

1. Integrated Security Approach

Combine traditional + non-traditional

2. Strengthening Institutions

Disaster management, law enforcement

3. International Cooperation

UN, regional frameworks

4. Climate Action

Adaptation and mitigation

5. Human-Centric Policies

Focus on vulnerable groups

🔹 Conclusion

Non-traditional security threats are redefining the concept of security in the 21st century. Addressing them requires a holistic, cooperative, and human-centric approach to ensure sustainable peace and stability.

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